South Australian Current Acts

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1984 - SECT 30Y

30Y—Suspension or cancellation of licences

        (1)         The Chief Executive, by notice in writing to the licensed grower or the licensed processor, may suspend or cancel the relevant licence if—

            (a)         the licensed grower or the licensed processor requests suspension or cancellation; or

            (b)         the licensed grower or the licensed processor has not complied with the terms, conditions, limitations or restrictions of the licence; or

            (c)         the licensed grower or the licensed processor has failed to comply with this Part or the regulations applying under this Part; or

            (d)         the Chief Executive is satisfied that the licensed grower or the licensed processor or any associate of the licensed grower or the licensed processor is no longer a fit and proper person to be concerned with or associated with, as the case requires—

                  (i)         the cultivation of alkaloid poppies; or

                  (ii)         the processing of poppy straw; or

            (e)         the Chief Executive is satisfied that the specified premises—

                  (i)         of the licensed grower are no longer suitable for the cultivation of alkaloid poppies; or

                  (ii)         of the licensed processor are no longer suitable for the processing of poppy straw; or

            (f)         the Chief Executive is satisfied that the licensed grower or the licensed processor obtained the relevant licence by fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of facts; or

            (g)         the Commissioner of Police requests suspension or cancellation on the basis of criminal intelligence concerning the licensed grower or the licensed processor; or

            (h)         the licensed grower or the licensed processor ceases to carry on the research or commercial activity to which the relevant licence relates.

        (2)         If a poppy cultivation licence or a poppy processing licence is suspended or cancelled under subsection (1) the Chief Executive must—

            (a)         notify the Commissioner of Police regarding the suspension or cancellation; and

            (b)         in the case of a poppy cultivation licence, notify a licensed processor who has a registered contract with the licensed grower within 7 business days of the suspension or cancellation taking effect; or

            (c)         in the case of a poppy processing licence, notify the licensed grower who has a contract registered in the alkaloid poppy register with the licensed processor within 7 business days of the suspension or cancellation taking effect.

        (3)         A poppy cultivation licence or a poppy processing licence ceases to have effect on the suspension or cancellation of the licence under this section.